A Writer’s Notebook XI

‘That guy you used to be married to? What was his name?’
‘Carl?’ Sheila said.
‘Carl. Yeah. There’s a new woman at school; cleaner, used to know his sister. What happened to him?’
‘He’s in Warsaw. Dunno what he’s doing, whether he’s still with whatsherface.’
‘Warsaw. In Poland?’
‘Last I heard, yeah. He always did go in the wrong direction.’
Sheila [...]



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